Deep Creek (Great Salt Lake)

Deep Creek
Country United States
States Utah, Idaho
Counties Box Elder County, Utah, Oneida County, Idaho
Source
 - location north of Holbrook, Oneida County, Idaho
 - elevation 5,339 ft (1,627 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°21′40″N 112°35′41″W / 42.36111°N 112.59472°W / 42.36111; -112.59472 [2]
Mouth Great Salt Lake
 - location southeast of Kelton, Box Elder County, Utah
 - elevation 4,206 ft (1,282 m) [2]
 - coordinates 41°41′42″N 113°00′26″W / 41.69500°N 113.00722°W / 41.69500; -113.00722Coordinates: 41°41′42″N 113°00′26″W / 41.69500°N 113.00722°W / 41.69500; -113.00722 [2]
Length 73 mi (117 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Deep Creek in Utah

Deep Creek is a 73-mile (120 km) long[3] tributary of the Great Salt Lake. Beginning at an elevation of 5,339 feet (1,627 m)[1] north of Holbrook in northern Oneida County, Idaho, it flows south into Box Elder County, Utah, passing through Holbrook, Stone, Idaho, Snowville, Utah, and the Curlew Valley. It then flows to its mouth southeast of Kelton, Utah,[4][5] at an elevation of 4,206 feet (1,282 m).[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Deep Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ Utah Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (4th ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2011. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-929591-73-5. OCLC 756740229.
  5. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.


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